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American Journaf of Surgery
Book Reviews
tions in the Bladder; Stones in the Ureter; Postoperative Care. The book is too smaI1 to be of any reaI vaIue to the speciahst but it wiI1 serve as a spIendid guide for the general practitioner who, after aII, is the first one to see these cases. ELECTROSURGERY. By Howard A. KeIIy, M.D., LL.D., F.A.c.s., and Grant E. Ward, M.D., F.A.C.S. Phila., W. B. Saunders Co., ‘932. This book in seventeen chapters comprising 300 pages with 382 illustrations covers the subject of its titIe conciseIy and in an up-to-date manner. It is exactly the book that is needed for quick reference on this subject which is growing daiIy in importance. The iIIustrations are unusuaIIy we11 seIected and of great merit. The authors have the facuIty of saying much in a few words so that much more ground is covered than wouId be indicated by the smaI1 number of pages. Chapter I on “History” is a mode1 of succinctness. WhiIe reporting their own work compIeteIy, the authors have not overIooked the work of others. The bibIiography of 14 pages shows great care in its seIection. ELECTROTHERAPYAND THE ELEMENTS OF LIGHT THERAPY. By Richard Kovacs, M.D. PhiIa., Lea & Febiger, 1932. There is undoubtediy a demand today for a succinct one-voIume account of the present status of ejectrotherapy and this wiI1 be satisfied by this volume which covers the subject in authoritative textbook style. The specialist wiI1 require supplementa monographs on practically every chapter but for a rapid work of reference and for one who does not speciaIize in the subject, we know of no better work at the present time. THE COMMONER NERVOUS DISEASES, For Genera1 Practitioners and Students. By Frederick J. Nattrass, M.D., F.R.C.P. Humphrey MiIford, Oxford Univ. Press, ‘931. The idea of this book to give genera1 practitioners a rapid insight into some of the commoner nervous diseases is a good one. Like a11works of the kind, it has defects in that the seIection of the commoner diseases is always a diffrcuIt matter and no two speciaIists
are apt to make the same choice. in twenty chapters, making 218 pages, the author has done his work we11 and there are few nonspeciaIists who wiI1 not profit by reading this work. DISEASES OF THE CORONARY ARTERIES (MYOCARDITIS). By Don C. Sutton, M.s., M.D., and HaroId Lueth, PH.D., M.D., St. Louis, C. V. Mosby Company, 1932. A comprehensive monograph on this much discussed subject wiI1 be found a desirable addition to any medicai Iibrary today and this book of rgo pages covers this subject in a complete and up-to-date manner. Based primarily on the authors’ own experiences, it also shows a knowIedge of the Iiterature and due consideration is given thereto throughout the text. WhiIe cardioIogists wiI1 probabIy differ with the authors on various minor points, it is felt that this is a perfectIy safe book to recommend to the surgeon and genera1 practitioner for quick reference on this subject. THE HEART RATE. By Ernst P. Boas, and Ernst F. GoIdschmidt, PH.D. gP%gfieId, III., Charles C. Thomas, 1932. According to the authors: “This monograph is based on continuous observations with the cardiotachometer, in each case extending over many hours, of the heart rates of 356 individuaIs. It consists of two sections: a study of the norma heart rate and its variations, and a study of the more important aIterations in heart rate encountered in the clinic.” There is a historica chapter, one on the cardiotachometer, a thorough discussion of the norma heart rate and five chapters on the variations during sleep and otherwise. The Sinai chapters dea1 with the heart rate during anesthesia and operations and in disease. In the appendix, there are summary tabIes, a sampIe protocol, and graphs of the heart rate in a few of the experiments. AI1 in aI1, this is a compIete resume of the work done on this subject and the book wiI1 be found invaluable by those using the ~ardiotachometer which, according to the authors, is now avaiIabIe in the open market. The study of the heart rate has been of interest to physicians since the seventeenth century and this work undoubtedIy represents a distinct advance in the study of the subject.
American Journaf of Surgery
Book Reviews
tions in the Bladder; Stones in the Ureter; Postoperative Care. The book is too smaI1 to be of any reaI vaIue to the speciahst but it wiI1 serve as a spIendid guide for the general practitioner who, after aII, is the first one to see these cases. ELECTROSURGERY. By Howard A. KeIIy, M.D., LL.D., F.A.c.s., and Grant E. Ward, M.D., F.A.C.S. Phila., W. B. Saunders Co., ‘932. This book in seventeen chapters comprising 300 pages with 382 illustrations covers the subject of its titIe conciseIy and in an up-to-date manner. It is exactly the book that is needed for quick reference on this subject which is growing daiIy in importance. The iIIustrations are unusuaIIy we11 seIected and of great merit. The authors have the facuIty of saying much in a few words so that much more ground is covered than wouId be indicated by the smaI1 number of pages. Chapter I on “History” is a mode1 of succinctness. WhiIe reporting their own work compIeteIy, the authors have not overIooked the work of others. The bibIiography of 14 pages shows great care in its seIection. ELECTROTHERAPYAND THE ELEMENTS OF LIGHT THERAPY. By Richard Kovacs, M.D. PhiIa., Lea & Febiger, 1932. There is undoubtediy a demand today for a succinct one-voIume account of the present status of ejectrotherapy and this wiI1 be satisfied by this volume which covers the subject in authoritative textbook style. The specialist wiI1 require supplementa monographs on practically every chapter but for a rapid work of reference and for one who does not speciaIize in the subject, we know of no better work at the present time. THE COMMONER NERVOUS DISEASES, For Genera1 Practitioners and Students. By Frederick J. Nattrass, M.D., F.R.C.P. Humphrey MiIford, Oxford Univ. Press, ‘931. The idea of this book to give genera1 practitioners a rapid insight into some of the commoner nervous diseases is a good one. Like a11works of the kind, it has defects in that the seIection of the commoner diseases is always a diffrcuIt matter and no two speciaIists
are apt to make the same choice. in twenty chapters, making 218 pages, the author has done his work we11 and there are few nonspeciaIists who wiI1 not profit by reading this work. DISEASES OF THE CORONARY ARTERIES (MYOCARDITIS). By Don C. Sutton, M.s., M.D., and HaroId Lueth, PH.D., M.D., St. Louis, C. V. Mosby Company, 1932. A comprehensive monograph on this much discussed subject wiI1 be found a desirable addition to any medicai Iibrary today and this book of rgo pages covers this subject in a complete and up-to-date manner. Based primarily on the authors’ own experiences, it also shows a knowIedge of the Iiterature and due consideration is given thereto throughout the text. WhiIe cardioIogists wiI1 probabIy differ with the authors on various minor points, it is felt that this is a perfectIy safe book to recommend to the surgeon and genera1 practitioner for quick reference on this subject. THE HEART RATE. By Ernst P. Boas, and Ernst F. GoIdschmidt, PH.D. gP%gfieId, III., Charles C. Thomas, 1932. According to the authors: “This monograph is based on continuous observations with the cardiotachometer, in each case extending over many hours, of the heart rates of 356 individuaIs. It consists of two sections: a study of the norma heart rate and its variations, and a study of the more important aIterations in heart rate encountered in the clinic.” There is a historica chapter, one on the cardiotachometer, a thorough discussion of the norma heart rate and five chapters on the variations during sleep and otherwise. The Sinai chapters dea1 with the heart rate during anesthesia and operations and in disease. In the appendix, there are summary tabIes, a sampIe protocol, and graphs of the heart rate in a few of the experiments. AI1 in aI1, this is a compIete resume of the work done on this subject and the book wiI1 be found invaluable by those using the ~ardiotachometer which, according to the authors, is now avaiIabIe in the open market. The study of the heart rate has been of interest to physicians since the seventeenth century and this work undoubtedIy represents a distinct advance in the study of the subject.